Georgia Black caucus contests primary results

A state representative might be facing additional competition in the Aug. 10 runoff after being accused of falsely claiming that dozens of black legislators endorsed him. The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus filed a petition Friday seeking to nullify the July 20 Democratic primary in which state Rep. John Noel advanced to a runoff. The black caucus asserts that Noel distributed a campaign leaflet several days before the election with pictures of caucus house members under the title "Democratic caucus members endorse John Noel." The leaflet displays head shots of 36 black representatives - all but three of the House black caucus members. "We think this significantly impacted the outcome of the race," said state Rep. Pam Stephenson, D-Atlanta, the lawyer who wrote the petition and a member of the caucus. [more]